Huang Zhi Xiang Dan Cong (黄枝香 ) Oolong is a unique varietal of Dan Cong grown in Phoenix Village (and Ling Tou village) in the Wu Dong mountain area of Guangdong.

Huang Zhi Xiang literally means “Yellow Gardenia Flower Aroma”, because traditionally this tea when processed and lightly roasted will give off a strong gardenia aroma with an accompanying floral taste.  Our traditional one family Huang Zhi Xiang Dan Cong is naturally grown, painstakingly processed by hand into mao cha and then roasted 3 times over the course of 3 weeks time to bring out the aroma and strong taste. 

The tea has a strong pungent floral taste, honey sweetness and a balanced vegetal astringency and bitterness to counter the sweetness.  The result is a mouth watering delight that permeates through the mouth and throat with long lasting flavor and lubricating mouth-feel.  Strong cha qi.  This is tea is very complex and probably not for someone seeking a sweet and easy oolong.

An incredibly unique tea, grown naturally and carefully processed to preserve its lovely character.

Spring Harvest from Lizaiping Village of the Wuling Mountain

Typically around 6 kilograms produced per harvest!

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The aroma when brewed at first reminds us of cured cannabis flowers and orchids.  The taste is thick and pungent, with sweetness and little or no astringency.  The tea has body and seems to expand in the mouth.  The after-taste is noticeable and long with a soothing lubricating effect on the mouth and throat.

Roast level:  Light to Medium

Just 3.5 kilograms in total produced!

Late-April Harvest

Li Zi Ping Village, Feng Huang Town, Raoping County of Guangdong Province.

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The tea itself is medium leaf, dry leaf is dark in color and when brewed is typically green with some brown.  The tea has been hand-picked and processed at each stage, and took more than a month of labor to complete.   The taste is very vibrant and complex with notes of fruit and eucalyptus.  There is a slight bitter which accentuates the fruity sweetness this tea delivers.  It’s got a strong mouth-feel, cha qi and is very infusable.

A premium small-batch Dan Cong that imparts the depth and wisdom of this incredible tradition to those fortunate enough to try it.

1.5 kilograms in total!

April Harvest and processing

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This is a medium+ level of roast, that was laboriously roasted, rested, and re-roasted many times to achieve a high level of aroma and body.  Further aging will benefit this tea as the roast taste transforms this tea in a bouquet of fruit, honey and orchids!

April picking

Wu Dong Mountains, Guangdong Province of China

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